Friday the 13th Part 2

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03/09/21 • 104 min

"Pod-Pod-Pod Cast-Cast-Cast" This week our hosts watch Friday the 13th Part 2, the sequel that finally introduced adult-sized Jason to the world (just not as hockey themed... yet). This film marks one of the definitive departures from slasher films as "mysteries", and establishes many of the tropes that would follow the genre through the decades. Looking at you, woman who just had to skinny dip!

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